Ballot Question Basics: Be prepared for Tuesday's election

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Get caught up on the three statewide ballot questions voters in Massachusetts face Tuesday.

Question 1 : Asks voters to approve mandated patient-to-nurse ratios, which shift based on the type of care.

Click here for coverage of Question 1.

Question 2: Would establish a nonpartisan, 15-member citizens commission to consider and recommend an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment — if approved by Congress and ratified by the states — would essentially overhaul the current system of political finance, including the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Citizens United that determined campaign spending by companies and other groups is protected by the free-speech clause of the First Amendment.

Click here for coverage of Question 2.

Question 3: Voters will be asked whether to uphold a 2016 law that prohibits discrimination against transgender people using places of public accommodation.

A “yes” vote means the law remains and transgender people will continue to be legally protected against discrimination in public places, including convenience stores and bathrooms. A “no” vote means the law is repealed and the legal protection is eliminated.